Nihilistic Violent Extremism? Understanding the ‘Com Network’ and Emerging Violent and Coercive Online Networks
A new and rapidly evolving form of online harm is attracting growing international attention. Characterized by violence, coercion, exploitation, self-harm and criminality, the so-called “Com Network” challenges traditional policy, security and safeguarding frameworks and defy easy categorization as terrorism, violent extremism or crime.
